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Class 15a: Natural hazards
Natural hazards and disasters
• Natural disaster: damage to life or property
• Natural hazard: risk of natural disaster
Natural hazards and disasters
• Trigger events are natural
• But “disasters” are man-made
Four types of impacts
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
1991 East Bay Hills Fire
1991 East Bay Hills Fire
Natural hazards and disasters
Hurricane Jeanne (2004)
Natural hazards and disasters
Four stages of response
Types of mitigation